Kenner over-compensates for missing Xmas ’77 with ‘Large Size’ Star Wars figures in 1978
Our Daily 70s Spot takes a visit to the toy aisle for a look at Kenner’s Star Wars Large Size Action Figures. Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Chewbacca are one foot tall and ready for playtime fun (each sold separately). Commercial aired 1978.
Previously, on Daily 70s Spot: Pro Bowlers Tour ABC promo (1972)
Jan’s trying something new? What could possibly go wrong?
In this edition of Brady Bunch Moments we watch in horror as bumbling Jan is shown how to properly twirl a baton by sister, Marcia. Terror ensues.
Ruh oh!
The majorette clip below comes from season five of The Brady Bunch and the episode “Try, Try Again,” which originally aired November 16, 1973.
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Wait…for…it…
“The best bowlers in the world will be competing for over $800,000 in prize money!”
Our Daily 70s Spot is an ABC promo for televising the “11th consecutive season” of the Professional Bowlers Tour. Commercial aired on New Year’s Day, 1972.
Previously, on Daily 70s Spot: Colt 45 malt liquor (1978)
Robby Benson is Henry Steele in ‘One on One,’ 1977
One on One stars 70s heartthrob Robby Benson as small town basketball champ, Henry Steele, who wins a college scholarship and must learn to survive in the big city of Los Angeles. At the university, Steele falls in love with his tutor, Janet Hays, played by Annette O’Toole.
This charming coming-of-age film was written by Benson and his father, Jerry Segal and directed by Lamont Johnson. I couldn’t scrounge up the theatrical trailer but below we have a nicely representative TV trailer that ran in ’77. Narration is by Michael Bell.
One on One Wiki, IMDb
One on One review at Every 70s Movie
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“Gentlemen…you just got lucky!”
“I’ve got your number – Colt 45!”
Our Daily 70s Spot on tap this morning is for Colt 45 malt liquor. Watch in amazement as this foxy 70s gal sings and shoots laser beams out of her fingers. Zap!
It looks like this spot was filmed in L.A.’s Bonaventure Hotel (photo link). At least, that’s my guess. I was in the bar area there recently and the decor hasn’t changed all that much in the past four decades. Commercial aired in November of 1978.
Previously, on Daily 70s Spot: Pringles Potato Chips (1973)
“Here I am, baby!”
Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” appeared on the Signed, Sealed & Delivered L.P. of August, 1970. The single, featuring Wonder’s first solo producing credit, hit #3 on the US Billboard “Hot 100” and #11 in the UK.
Here’s a 20-year-old Wonder performing “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” on the Dick Cavett Show on August 11th, 1970. To my mind, Stevie Wonder was the most consistently brilliant musician of the 1970s. There are many other artists I treasure from the decade but just about every song Wonder released between 1970-1979 makes me think “hot damn, that’s a fine tune.”
Previously, on Music for Monday: Neil Young, ‘Old Man’ (live, ’71)